Inter American University of Puerto Rico

As Homeland Security Investigations in Puerto Rico does not rule out immigration enforcement operations at universities, professors, students and staff still do not know how to respond if agents intervene on campus.

David McCraw will spotlight escalating threats to press freedom and discuss landmark transparency litigation in the United States and Puerto Rico, in a talk presented by the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo during Sunshine Week.

The federal Education Department is eliminating Hispanic-Serving Institutions and minority-focused programs, cutting $20.7 million that eight Puerto Rican universities received this academic year for research, infrastructure, and student support.

With a student body that is 97% Hispanic, Puerto Rico’s public and private universities face significant risk if a federal lawsuit to end grants for Hispanic-Serving Institutions succeeds.